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Turnabout Is Fair Play-Letitia James, Mortgage Fraud

New York Attorney General Letitia James, the prosecutor who built her political career on pursuing Donald Trump, now finds herself accused of the very kind of misconduct she once weaponized against him. Allegations of mortgage fraud leveled against James by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) have sparked a firestorm, raising questions about hypocrisy, selective prosecution, and the integrity of those who wield the law as a political cudgel. The parallels between James’ alleged misdeeds and the civil fraud case […]

todayApril 20, 2025 1

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Black America Shouldn’t Waste Political Capital on Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Photo Courtesy of XThe saga of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran illegal immigrant deported to El Salvador in March 2025 has become a rallying cry for some Democratic lawmakers including Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Senator Cory Booker.Framed as a miscarriage of justice, Garcia’s case—marked by the Trump administration’s refusal to facilitate his return—has drawn significant political attention. But for Black America, this focus is a misstep. The Black community should not, and does not, want its political capital squandered on […]

todayApril 19, 2025 1

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a close second to Kamala Harris in new 2028 presidential poll

Though the 2028 presidential election is four years away and will likely not see any candidate announcements until at least 2027, that isn’t stopping Democrats from mulling over who is their best shot to take back the White House after President Donald Trump’s second term concludes. A new poll shows where some voters fall on who they’d support in a potential 2028 presidential contest. While it may not be surprising that former Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic nominee, […]

todayApril 18, 2025

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New York AG Letitia James hits back at Trump amid criminal referral: ‘I will not bow’

New York State Attorney General Letitia James isn’t flinching amid a criminal referral letter recently sent to the U.S. Department of Justice over claims about her personal real estate properties. “The allegations are baseless,” James told Spectrum News NY1. “The allegations are nothing more than a revenge tour.” James pointed to her successful prosecution of President Donald Trump for financial fraud, which concluded that, as a real estate mogul, Trump inflated the value of his assets to secure better bank […]

todayApril 18, 2025

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Azealia Banks regrets her vote for Donald Trump’s 2nd term: ‘This is an absolute disaster’ 

Azealia Banks is no longer singing the praises of her once “f— hero,” Donald Trump. On Wednesday, the ever-controversial 33-year-old rapper stirred the pot online once again by getting candid in posts on X about feeling remorseful for voting for him for a second time.  “Ok I think it’s time everyone who voted for Trump admit that we made a f— mess,” she wrote on X. “Like this is an absolute disaster.” She added that Trump was “petty” and “vindictive,” […]

todayApril 17, 2025 2

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Tennessee Republican lawmakers condemned by Black Caucus for posing with whips

Republican members of the Tennessee State Assembly are catching backlash after taking photographs with whips in what harkens back to the violent horrors that African Americans endured during U.S. slavery, particularly in the South. Last week, six members of the House Republican Caucus in Nashville were appointed as deputy whips–leadership roles that involve counting House votes and communicating with members to advance their party’s legislative agenda. However, the appointments were overshadowed by the lawmakers being awarded frames of literal whips. […]

todayApril 17, 2025 1

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Some Democrats think Wes Moore could win the presidency in 2028

George Clooney, the Hollywood star whose New York Times op-ed inflamed calls for President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 election against Donald Trump, says looking ahead, he believes Maryland Gov. Wes Moore could be the Democratic Party’s best chance at taking back the White House in 2028. During a wide-ranging interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Clooney reflected on his decision to write his July 2024 column, “I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee,” which […]

todayApril 17, 2025 2

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Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating deportation order

A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg warned he could refer the matter for prosecution if the administration does not “purge” its contempt. Boasberg said the administration could do so by returning to U.S. custody those who were sent to the El Salvador prison in violation of his order […]

todayApril 17, 2025 1

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NAACP lawsuit says Department of Education is ‘intentionally discriminating’ against Black Americans with anti-DEI orders

The NAACP is challenging the Trump administration in a new federal lawsuit that accuses the U.S. Department of Education of violating the civil rights of Black American students with its broad anti-DEI policies. In the lawsuit, filed in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, joined by the Legal Defense Fund, targets the DOE’s threat to withhold federal funding from school districts if they do not eliminate a range of programs and curriculums designed to foster racial […]

todayApril 16, 2025 1